4/26/2016

Did you know that today is Alien Day? Yep, the world over fans of Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi movie are celebrating it while looking ahead to the future. And while Scott may wish more of that attention was focused on Alien: Covenant, instead it seems to be on Neill Blomkamp's delayed sequel.

Blomkamp has revealed a new piece of concept art that teases a grown-up version of Newt. We already know to expect Sigourney Weaver's Ripley to return, as well as Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks, but just how big of a role would Newt, who was supposedly killed inAlien 3, actually have? Biehn revealed last year that she is central to the plot, and this image appears to back that up.

A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Apr 25, 2016 at 7:28pm PDT

But when will the film get rolling? Scott made sure to have it pushed back far enough that Alien: Covenant could come first, but Weaver says it will happen and fans will love it...

"Well, I think it is. Ridley asked Neill not to make our Alien 'til after 'Prometheus 2.' [Ridley] wanted his movie to shoot and be released first. But it’s an amazing script, and Neill and I are really excited about doing it. We’re doing other things until we can get going on that. I’d be really surprised if we didn't do it, because it’s such a great script, and we love working together. So, it’s just going to take a little bit longer to get out to you, but it’ll be worth the wait."
So does this mean we can start fan casting for the role of Newt? Can I get a vote for Natalie Dormer, please?